The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-12
CITY NOTES.


Quoth to the lass, MY dear. ere We part,
Let us seal our love with a kiss
But the maiden replied, as the imp she eyed,
''Dost think I'd let you revel
Where others before you have vAiniy tried:
Nay. Nay; I'll not kiss the DEVIL
Years passed away. end tn. sweet little lass
Became an old. sorrowful maid;
Riches she had, but then, alas, Il
Her beauty had all decayed
Once sRain they met; and fain the old maid
Would recall the former issue,
But the devil repl ed, as the old maid he ey ed.
NO, the devil wouidnrnow kiss your
q. X. & q. A. Squier's saw mill, at
Crystal Lake was burned TO the ground.
Origin of fire unknown. Total loss.
The hop at the Guards Armory, to-
morrow evening, given by the r. S.V. p.
Club. will be largely attended by the
young people who have been invited,
and all are anticipating nice time.
Mr.. III. E. cleveland sold one Of his
Jacksonville lots on Monday for a hand
some price, and got the cash. He has
quite number of lots down there,
which he is about to put on the market.
TIE weather yesterday was clear and
chilly. The sunshine frightened up
everything, and the merchants enjoyed
a better trade than for days past, and the
streets wore brighter and more bustling
aspect than for some time.
California from the North and West, do
not seem to affect the travsl on the Flor
ida railroads. Every train passing
through here for the South is crowded
with people who come to spend the win
ter in our genial CLINE.
| Yesterday q negro man, apparently
about twenty years of age, was
brought to the city yesterday from some
where up the j., T. & X. w. Railroad.
His name is Henry Hart, and his head
was badly beaten up. he having been
struck with a club i'm difficulty, from
what we could learn. His skull is bro
ken, and he seemed to be in a very crit
| ical condition. He WAS sent to Jackson
| Vile on the steamer Eliza Hancox. The
doctor is of the opinion that he will not
live.
The firm of C.. A. Richardson & Co.
has been dissolved, Mr.. f. DeWeston
withdrawing from the firm. Messrs. c.
A. Richardson and Alex. Strauss have
formed a copartnershIp, and will con
duct the business hereafter under the old
name AS RichaId son & Co. We regret
that Mr.. DeWeston has gone out of ac-
tive business, and hope to hear of his
branching out in some other line, as he
is too active and enterprising not to have
something going on in q rush. We wish
the new firm all the prospe rity possible.
Considerable excitement was created
in the neighborhood Of the j.. I. & X.
w. Railway shops about dark last night,
by Deputy Sheriff Perry arresting some
negroes. They are charged with stealing
oranges from Mr.. b. l.. Lilienthars
grove. and when they saw the officer
after them they took leg bail. There
were five IN the crowd, and bv firing his
revolver the officer succeeded in making
two of them stop, when they were locked
up IN the Jail. Mr.. Perry took a horse
and went in search of the Others, but we
did not learn whether he captured them
or not.
The Inside Track" is the attraction
at the Opera House tonight. The beau
tiful love scenes have been made more
intense and prominent, and many start
ling situations introduced. The Boston
Erening Trdreller Of October 18th Gays
"'The Inside Track one of the most
popular and sensational melodramas OF
the day, attracted an audience of large
proportions TO the Howard last evening.
Mr.. Oliver Byron appeared in his origi-
nal role of Harry Denbigh, the hero, and
scored the same success that attended
his efforts Of previous occasions. Mr..
Byron has a fine stage presence, and il
admirably adapted to play melodramatiC
roles. Miss Kate Byron was seen to ad.
vantage AS Jerry Twsddles. The sup
porting company is an ad mirabIe one
and evenly balanced. The drama was
handsomely mounted, and the different
scenes and startling situations were real
istically produced. Souvenirs were given
away in the shape of little fancy Ian.
terms. They will be presented to pur-
chasers of reserved seats at every per
Torrance during the week"
Council Meeting.